Plumber&#39;s tool



July 1o, 192s., 1,676,775'

T. P. DOHERTY PLUMBER S TOOL Filed July 26, 1927 y fio Patented .hay ia, ieee..

4` 'rnoiansrnonnnrm or PROVIDENCE, nrronn ISLAND.

rLUilrBnns Toon Application filed July 26,

This invention relates to use in the' installation of bath tubs, wash bowls, and the like, although capable of use generally in the installation or removal of piping and for general purposes infconnection with work of that character.

One Aobject of the invention is to provide la device of this character adapted for usel as means for locking vsaid arms in extending position when desired.

Other objects and advantages of lthe yinvention relate to various improved' details of construction and'novel rmethods of operation as will be more fully set forth in the detailed description to follow.

Referring tothe accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofthe improved device, showing Athe'position of the parts when the elbow arinsare in retracted position. .f

Fig. 2 is a side Aelevationalview,.partially insection, illustratingfthe position of the parts when the.' elbow arms are iny extending y position and in engagement' with' a pipe sec-v tion, and

` Fig. 3 is a detailsectional view illustrating thc relation of the sleeve tothe shaft yand the pawl and ratchet mechanism for niovably securing the sleeve to the shaft.

As shown inthe drawings, 1' designates the tool shaft which is provided at one end with a head; 2 having grooves 3 formed therein and located at right angles to each other. The shaft is also providedv with handles 4 extending outwardly fromxoppo-V site sides thereof, and, in the einbodiment illustrated, cast integral with the shaft, al-

though they may be formed by drivinga` p i .fand the-grooves 3 in the head2 are formed l to ,engage the bars 32 when desired for ro tatin'gethe ldrain pipe y28,- orv for engaging similar bars in.y the `drain pipe of a .bath tubf pin through a suitable opening formed `in the shaft or. in any other desiredfmanner.

The end of theshaft 1 opposite l,tothe grooved head 2 is slotted as indicatedl at 5 and has mounted therein a pair of elbow arms 6, pivotally secured to the shaft by means of a pin or rivet 7. The pin or rivet 7 is passed through the arms 6 at points pluinbei"s tool y vof the character particularly` adapted for 1927-. semina. 2es,531.

jacent the elbows or bends therein, asshown' in Fig. 2, and the outturned ends 8 of said arms which extendv inwardly vof the shaft project throughopenings 9 formed in a slidable sleeve1 10 whenv the arms are in extendedy position. The out-turnedends lllof". the arms 6 which extend outwardly of the shaft lare each provided with a corrugated` or roughened portion 12 for a purpose which will be more. fully set forth hereinafter.

Thev sleevel 1() mounted on the'shaft 1 is slidable thereon, and may be'heldtagainstl `rotation on the shaft by means ofpins or screws 14 secured in the sleeve and provided with endportions 15 adapted to fit within the groove 16 formed'in theshaft. A pawl 18, provided with a handle 19, is pivotally Vmounted in ears 20 carried by the sleeve 10,

anda spring l21 is mounted in depressions 22 formed inthe ysleeve 10 and a portion of the pawl, whereby the pawl is normally Vlheld in the position shown in Fig. 3 with the detentportion 23 extending through an open-l ing 24 in the ysleeveand engaging onel of the teeth 25 formed uponr` one side of the shaftl. p,

. Wfhenthe sleeve'lO is in retractedposition as shown in Fig.--1, the elbow Varms arey drawn inwardly 'and lie entirely within the circumference of the sleeve10, but when the sleeve 10 is `moved into its extended position,

as shown in Fig. 2, the elbow varms 6 arev moved into rthe position kshown in Fig. 2, wherein the outturned ends 11 whichqextend bowl pipe 28 v'whereby the pipe section 28 or removed therefrom by a wrench engaging :the squared portion 31 thereof.

. outwardlyvof the/shaft' 1 are moved-radially outwardly to force the roughened or corru {gated ends 12 into Contact with the interior` off a Vpipe or to cause the ends 11- to project r4through the drain 'openings 27 ina washf95 y v'lhe'wash-bowl pipe 28 is provided with bars` 32 located at right angles to eachother and serving as a screenor trap forpreventf ing refuse frornpassing into the drain pipe,

groeved head provides means for' engaging f v the cross bars 3Q for starting the drain pipe 28 into the connection 30 or for use in coni' means of the arrangement of the handles 1 and pawl handle 19, the operator may move the sleeve in either direction upon the i shaft 1 by pressing a nger against the pawl' arid thus readily control thel movement of the sleeve 10 on the shaft.

By pressing the handleeof the pawl downwardly from the handles 4 the sleeve may be moved downwardly, the Adetent sliding over,A the' teeth 25. until the outwardly eX- tending portionsv 11 of the elbow arms are extended sufficiently either to force the ,roughenedendsv 12 into binding engagement "withthe interior of the pipe'or to bring the.

portions 11 into oppositelypositioned openings, such as 27. The detent engaging one of Vthe teethi25 will hold the elbow arms eX- tended until released byfan upwardpull on fthe handle 19 of the pawl, which will release the detent 23 andraise the sleeve 10 Vto re- "tract the elbow arms.

It will be' s'een thatthe sleeve lOfis held against rotation on the shaft 1 by means of the end portions 15`of the pins 14 engaging the groove 16, andthe extent'o'f movement `of the sleeve 10 on the shaft 1 may be ace cordin'g'ly limited by thejlength of the groove 16. When the roughened end 12 of the elbow arms` 6 are forced against the interior surface of the pipe or intoopenings, such as indicated by the numeral 27therein, the pipe vmay be held against rotation or engaged to be lifted when the pipelis in such position as to be inaccessible by ordinary means. The

construction is such as to enable the device to be readily employed in pipesof varying v sitze, since the retracted position of the elbow arms is such as to permit itsuse'in allpipes 'of a diameter less than the external diam-q eter of the sleeve 10. y What I claim is:

1.. A device of thev ,character described comprising a shaft provided with a handle `and having one end thereof slotted, elbow shaped arms pivotally supported b'y said shaft within the slotted end thereof at points adjacent to the elbows, a sleeve slidably mounted on said' shaft, and provided with voppositely positioned openingspfor the reception ofthe outturheld ends lof said arms which extend inwardly of thevshaft whereby within the circumference of said sleeve when Athe sleeve is in retracted position and forced outwardly beyond .the circumference-of said sleeve when the sleeve is forced downwardly upon the shaft.

2. A tool of the character described'com'-r prising a shaft provided at one end thereof with a grooved head, and having the opposite end thereof slotted, elbow arms pivotally supported within the slotted end of said shaft whereby the outturned ends of each arm project in opposite directions from the center of the shaft, a sleeve slidably mounted on said shaft andprovided with oppositely positioned openings for the reception of the outturned ends of said arms which extend .inwardlyfof the shaft, and means for releasably securing said sleeve to said shaft in anyy oneof a plurality of adjusted positions.

3. A tool of the character described comprising a shaft provided at `onejendwith a grooved headv Vand having they opposite end thereof slotted, a handle located intermediate the ends `of said shaft, elbowarms pivotally supported 'within the slotted end of said shaft whereby theoutturned ends of j each arm. projected in opposite directions from the center of the shaft, a sleeve slid- -f ably mounted on said shaft and provided e with-oppositely` positioned openings for they reception of the outturned ends of said arms l which extendinwardly ofthe shaft, and a sleeve,inieitherdirection on the shaft while normally cooperating with teeth carried by said shaft to hold the sleeveagainst move-` vspring pressed pawl carried` by said sleeve and engageable by the operatorto, move the from the center 'of the shaft, a sleeveslidably mounted-upon said shaft and provided with oppositely positioned openingsfor the re-k ception of the outturnedv ends of said arms` `which extend..inwardly of the shaft, and a spring pressed p'awl carried by said sleeve n and engageable bythe operator to move the sleevef'inv either directionon said shaft while normally cooperating with teeth carried by saidshaft to hold, thek sleeve, against rearf ward movement on the shaft and thus maine tain the arms in extended, position.

y, Intestimony'whereof I have aHiXed my signature. w the outturned endsof said arms on opposite Y' I Asides of their'pivot points are 'withdrawn l THOMAS r. DoHnR'rY; 

